The Legend of the Demon Hunter

After sending Ouyang Duan and the others away, Xia Meitao let out a long sigh of relief and said to Fang Zhiyuan beside him, "Mr. Fang, what do you think about this?"

Fang Zhiyuan shook his head and said, "Ouyang Duan may seem magnanimous, but he is actually very narrow-minded. They will not let this matter go."

Xia Meitao nodded and said, "I agree with you."

"Master, what are your plans?" Fang Zhiyuan asked.

Xia Meitao smiled bitterly and said, "The Ouyang family has four demon hunters, while our Xia family only has you and me. The reason why they dare not touch us easily is that they are afraid of Chen Long and Chen Hu brothers from the Chen family, and they are afraid that they will take advantage of us. I have no way to deal with this matter. I can only take it one step at a time."

Fang Zhiyuan did not respond, and he obviously did not have a good solution. After a moment, he seemed to have thought of something and said to Xia Meitao, "By the way, Sect Master, you ordered Shi'er and Xiao Zhu to patrol the east of the city today, but it seems that they did not go."

Xia Meitao smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I also know about this. I don't know where Shi'er got the news that the Ouyang family came to propose marriage today. She took Xiao Zhu with her and hid at home today! They are afraid that we will fight with the Ouyang family."

"In that case, I will go and tell them that they don't need to hide anymore." After saying this, Fang Zhiyuan turned and walked towards Xia Shi's residence.

"Mr. Fang, I heard some time ago that there was some movement among the Polygonatum radiata in the east of the city. Yesterday you arranged for people to go and investigate. What is the situation over there?" Xia Meitao suddenly asked.

Fang Zhiyuan stopped, turned around and looked at Xia Meitao, and replied: "The two men have not returned yet, but the signal smoke in the west of the city has not been lit, and no information has been received. It is really strange."

"Hmm..." Xia Meitao pondered for a moment and said, "This is indeed a bit strange, but we can't slack off when it comes to matters concerning Warcraft. Since Shi'er and Xiao Zhu didn't go today, let them go early tomorrow morning!"

Xiao Zhu and Xia Shi hid in the Xia family's firewood room. They heard the quarrel between the Xia family and the Ouyang family coming from the main door, but now there was no movement. Just as they were wondering what happened outside, footsteps gradually approached, and the firewood room door was pushed open with a "creak". Fang Zhiyuan looked at the two of them, feeling a bit amused and said, "You don't have to hide. The master knows you are at home."

Xia Shi stuck out her tongue awkwardly, and Xiao Zhu couldn't wait to ask, "Senior Fang, what's the situation?"

"Master Xia rejected the Ouyang family's marriage proposal." Fang Zhiyuan replied indifferently.

"What about the people from the Ouyang family?" Xia Shi asked.

"They've already left." Fang Zhiyuan replied truthfully.

"Really?" Xia Shi showed joy on her face, and then asked: "Uncle Fang, please tell me the details."

Under Xia Shi's repeated questioning, Fang Zhiyuan told them everything that had just happened. After listening to Fang Zhiyuan's explanation, Xia Shi seemed to be in a good mood. She took Xiao Zhu's arm and said, "Brother Xiao, since Daddy arranged for us to go to the east of the city for inspection tomorrow, can you accompany me to the market this afternoon?"

"Okay!" Xiao Zhu readily agreed to Xia Shi's request.

The market of Fuguang Town is located in the center of the town. It is a bustling place with people coming and going.

Although Xia Shi was the daughter of the Xia family, she had been ill for a long time and rarely had the opportunity to go shopping in the market. Today, she was accompanied by a peer like Xiao Zhu, and she seemed very excited. She looked around along the way, but she didn't actually buy much. As for Xiao Zhu, he had lived in the village since he was a child. It was his first time to come to such a market, and he found everything new and interesting. The two of them had a lot of fun, and in a blink of an eye it was already dusk.

"Shi'er, it's time for us to go back." Xiao Zhu said after looking at the sky.

Xia Shi pouted, feeling a little unsatisfied, but she also knew that if she didn't go back, her father would probably worry, so she nodded and replied, "Okay then!"

The two walked out of the market along the street. To return to Xia's house from the market, they had to pass through a sparsely populated road. Xiao Zhu enjoyed the time walking with Xia Shi, especially in the quiet environment. The only sound they could hear on the road was the rustling of their footsteps.

After turning a corner, Xiao Zhu suddenly stopped.

"Brother Xiao, what's wrong?" Xia Shi turned around and asked in confusion.

"I feel like something is wrong." Xiao Zhu stared at the corner intently.

As soon as Xiao Zhu finished speaking, footsteps were heard and three people came out from the corner. The leading man was dressed elegantly, while the two people behind him were dressed in servants' clothes, clearly showing their status.

"You are very good. You can actually find our trace." The leading man raised his chin towards Xiao Zhu contemptuously.

"Who are you?" Xiao Zhu asked vigilantly.

"Bah! How dare you, a servant like you, ask who I am?" The man didn't take Xiao Zhu seriously at all. He stared at Xia Shi with undisguised lust and greed in his eyes: "Miss Xia, I am Ouyang Mingque."

"Ah! It's you!" After hearing the other party's self-introduction, Xia Shi's good mood for shopping was swept away. This was also the first time she met Ouyang Mingque in person.

Xiao Zhu looked at Ouyang Mingque in surprise. He was slightly plump but had dark circles under his eyes. It might be because of excessive indulgence for a long time. He looked listless.

"Miss Xia, I haven't been able to sleep at night since I last saw your beautiful face in the east of the city. Every night when I close my eyes, I can only see your shadow. I can no longer be interested in those mediocre girls at home." Ouyang Mingque said to Xia Shi with an obsessed look on his face.

Xia Shi was only sixteen years old and had never experienced love affairs. When she heard Ouyang Mingque's presumptuous words, she was so angry that her eyebrows were raised and she shouted angrily: "You..."

Seeing Xia Shi's angry expression, Ouyang Mingque became more interested and continued to talk nonstop, "Miss Xia, seeing you again today still makes my heart beat fast. If I could spend a night with you, it would be worth it even if I had to live ten years less."

Xia Shi was not good at speaking, especially when facing a playboy like Ouyang Mingque. She was so angry that she couldn't speak. She pulled Xiao Zhu's arm and said, "Brother Xiao, let's go!"

"Go? Let's see where you're going." Ouyang Mingque laughed arrogantly and said to the two people beside him: "You two, go and take Miss Xia away."

Hearing this, he didn't take Xiao Zhu seriously at all.

The two attendants behind Ouyang Mingque came forward. Unlike Ouyang Mingque, they were both sturdy and well-trained. Xiao Zhu saw that they were not friendly, so he put Xia Shi behind him and whispered, "Shi'er, step back. Leave these two to me."

Ouyang Mingque listened to these words, sneered, and said sarcastically: "What? You want to be a hero in front of Miss Xia, right? Kill him!" He raised his voice for the last half of the sentence and said it to the two attendants.

The two attendants heard Ouyang Mingque's order and hit Xiao Zhu in the face from the left and right. It was obvious that they were very skilled in boxing and kicking. Moreover, they understood their master's mind and were ruthless in every move. If an ordinary person was hit by them, he would probably be killed or injured.

But Xiao Zhu is no ordinary person. He has been hunting with the villagers in Heshan Village since he was a teenager, and has already honed his kung fu. Although he does not understand those fancy moves, his kung fu was learned in the fight with wild beasts, struggling on the line between life and death, and is more practical in comparison.

In addition, Xiao Zhu had completed his blood awakening some time ago, which made his physical fitness and reaction ability have a qualitative leap. The attacks of the two servants seemed like slow motion in his eyes, and he dodged them easily.

Seeing that their first attack failed, the two men immediately chased after him, besieging Xiao Zhu from the front and back. Xiao Zhu was happy to play with them and did not fight back, but simply dodged the attacks of the two men.

Seeing that their attacks were ineffective, the two wanted to show off in front of Ouyang Mingque, so they fought harder and harder. Seeing this, Xiao Zhu deliberately exposed a flaw and pretended to move his feet. The two were fooled and rushed towards Xiao Zhu with all their strength, trying to pin him to the ground.

But when the two were about to pounce on Xiao Zhu, he suddenly stood firm, and took a step back with the force, and kicked one of them on the butt with his other foot. The force caused the two men to collide head on, and they immediately saw stars and passed out.

"Damn it! You two losers!" Ouyang Mingque was so angry when he saw the two of them knock each other unconscious. But then he turned his attention to Xiao Zhu and said disdainfully: "Boy, I admit that you have some strength, but those are just some useless fists and feet. Next, I will let you see what real strength is!"

Ouyang Mingque put away his dandy look and turned serious.

Xiao Zhu had heard Fang Zhiyuan mention in the past that Ouyang Mingque was one of the four demon hunters of the Ouyang family. Now, hearing his tone, he knew that he was serious about it. Xiao Zhu couldn't help but get nervous. He clenched his fists and sweat oozed from his palms.

This was his first time fighting a real demon hunter!

Ouyang Mingque drew the machete from his waist, muttered something, and drew two fingers of his left hand across the blade. With a "puff" sound, a hot flame ignited on the machete.

The Fire Blade Technique of the Fire Demon Hunter! It turns out that Ouyang Mingque has awakened the Fire Attribute.

Before Xiao Zhu could think, Ouyang Mingque attacked with a broadsword in hand, and the flaming broadsword in his hand chopped towards Xiao Zhu's shoulder. When the broadsword reached half a meter in front of Xiao Zhu, Xiao Zhu suddenly stretched out his right hand and grabbed the chopped blade.

The surface of the blade that had been used with the Fire Blade Technique was red, not only was it extremely sharp, but it was also very hot. However, Ouyang Mingque never expected that Xiao Zhu would catch it with his bare hands. He looked at Xiao Zhu's arm in disbelief, only to see that the surface of that hand was covered with stone patterns, and the blade could no longer move forward!

"You! You are also a demon hunter!" Ouyang Mingque recognized Xiao Zhu's petrification technique and was instantly shocked.

Although Ouyang Mingque is also a demon hunter, as the eldest son of the Ouyang family, he is a very dissolute person, greedy for pleasure, and obsessed with women. He has almost never practiced since his bloodline awakened, and has only mastered the fire blade technique so far. It's okay to use it to bully ordinary people, but if he meets a real demon hunter, his true colors will be revealed immediately.

Xiao Zhu realized that Ouyang Mingque's attack was weak and powerless, so he simply used the petrification technique to take the blow head-on.

When Ouyang Mingque saw Xiao Zhu's petrification technique and realized that Xiao Zhu was also a demon hunter, he immediately panicked. He pulled out a dagger from his arms and stabbed it towards Xiao Zhu's neck. This move was already a murderous move.

Xiao Zhu tilted his head back and easily dodged the attack, then grabbed Ouyang Mingque's wrist holding the dagger, and only then noticed that the blade of the dagger was dark green, obviously poisoned.

Xiao Zhu was filled with anger. This Ouyang Mingque was so sinister and vicious. She had always been tolerant, but he did not give her any leeway. In anger, Xiao Zhu suddenly twisted Ouyang Mingque's wrist upwards. With a "crack" sound of bone breaking, Ouyang Mingque's wrist bone was broken!

Ouyang Mingque, whose wrist was broken, screamed in pain. Xiao Zhu threw Ouyang Mingque out with force, and he fell right beside the two servants. Lying on the ground, Ouyang Mingque was still unwilling to give in, and cursed: "Little bastard, if you dare to hurt me, my Ouyang family will definitely skin you alive and throw you out of the city to feed the monsters."

Before Ouyang Mingque could finish his words, a black shadow suddenly flew towards his face. Ouyang Mingque was so scared that he closed his eyes suddenly. When he opened his eyes and looked clearly, he found that it was his machete thrown by Xiao Zhu, and it was stuck in the ground just an inch away from his eyes. The sharp tip of the knife was inserted into the hard granite ground, and the blade was shaking and making a buzzing sound.

Ouyang Mingque's cursing stopped abruptly.

An hour later.

The Ouyang family's house covers an area of ​​more than ten acres, and the house and courtyard are built very grandly. In the center of this building complex is the reception room of the head of the family, Ouyang Duan. Because they failed to propose marriage to the Xia family this morning, Ouyang Duan was in a bad mood, and the people around him did not dare to speak, and the atmosphere in the reception room was very depressing.

At this moment, a hurried shout suddenly came from outside the door. A doorman ran in in a panic and fell when he passed the threshold. He did not even bother to get up and shouted breathlessly: "Master, it's bad! The eldest son was beaten and seriously injured!"

Hearing this, Ouyang Duan stood up from his chair. He looked at the doorman with a tone of disbelief: "What did you say? Ming Que was injured?"

The concierge took two deep breaths and replied, "Yes, the eldest master is at the door now. It seems that his arm has been broken."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ouyang Mingque came in on the back of a servant, and another servant followed behind them, carefully supporting his fat body.

"Dad, you have to make the decision for me!" Ouyang Mingque had a sad face and a few tears came out of his eyes.

"What happened to you? Who dares to hurt you in Fuguang Town?" Ouyang Duan walked to his side, and after seeing that Ouyang Mingque's injuries were not serious, he felt relieved.

“Dad, you don’t know that a young demon hunter has recently joined the Xia family. This man is extremely arrogant and domineering, and his methods are vicious and cruel. My son met him at the market, and he attacked and beat him for no reason, and he also broke one of my son’s arms!” Ouyang Mingque certainly didn’t dare to say that he and his servants besieged the other party first, nor did he dare to say that the three of them were no match for the other party alone. He could only lie and say that the other party attacked him, which led to his injury.

"What? A new demon hunter has come to the Xia family?" This news was indeed shocking, but Ouyang Duan was mature after all. After calming down, he asked, "Doesn't he know your identity?"

"Of course he knew! But when my son revealed his identity, the other party not only did not stop, but also said, and said..." Ouyang Mingque stuttered.

"What else did you say?" Ouyang Duan asked.

"They also said that sooner or later the Xia family will crush our Ouyang family and become the number one family in Fuguang Town." Ouyang Mingque replied.

Ouyang Duan pondered for a moment, then turned his gaze to the doorman beside him and said, "Go and inform the second patriarch to accompany me out for a while."

The doorman responded respectfully and left in a hurry.